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Sport governance : international case studies / edited by Ian O'Boyle and Trish Bradbury.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Foundations of sport managementPublisher: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013Copyright date: © 2013 Description: xv, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415820448 (hardback)
  • 0415820448 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.069 23
LOC classification:
  • GV713 .S675 2013
Contents:
Cover; Sport Governance; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Current issues in modern sport governance; 2 United States of America; 3 Australia; 4 Canada; 5 Russia; 6 South Africa; 7 United Kingdom; 8 China; 9 Brazil; 10 The Middle East; 11 Scandinavia; 12 Greece; 13 Ireland; 14 Cyprus; 15 The Czech Republic; 16 New Zealand; 17 Global sport organisations; 18 The future: trends and challenges in sport governance; Index.
Content advice: This book is the first to examine sport governance around the world. It offers a series of in-depth case studies of governance policy and practice in 15 countries and regions, including the US, UK, China, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, as well as chapters covering governance by, and of, global sport organisations and international sport federations. With an introduction outlining the key contemporary themes in the study of sport governance, and a conclusion pointing at future directions for research and practice, this book is essential reading for any course on sport management, sport policy, sport development, sport administration or sport organisations, and for any manager or policy-maker working in sport and looking to improve their professional practice.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Sport Governance; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Current issues in modern sport governance; 2 United States of America; 3 Australia; 4 Canada; 5 Russia; 6 South Africa; 7 United Kingdom; 8 China; 9 Brazil; 10 The Middle East; 11 Scandinavia; 12 Greece; 13 Ireland; 14 Cyprus; 15 The Czech Republic; 16 New Zealand; 17 Global sport organisations; 18 The future: trends and challenges in sport governance; Index.

This book is the first to examine sport governance around the world. It offers a series of in-depth case studies of governance policy and practice in 15 countries and regions, including the US, UK, China, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, as well as chapters covering governance by, and of, global sport organisations and international sport federations. With an introduction outlining the key contemporary themes in the study of sport governance, and a conclusion pointing at future directions for research and practice, this book is essential reading for any course on sport management, sport policy, sport development, sport administration or sport organisations, and for any manager or policy-maker working in sport and looking to improve their professional practice.

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